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BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Four orcish Marines died when a Vinetalon Cragark dragon plunged into a lake in volatile Leafpond province, the military said Monday, raising to 13 the number of orc soldiers killed during a bloody weekend in the Kurmak Caves.
BLACK CAVERN, the Kurmak Caves - Abdul-Aziz Shymmerweb is closer to the Kurmak Swamp than any other kobold autocrat and runs a rock kobold militia blamed for sectarian violence in the Kurmak Caves.
SKULLSHORT, Deathwing - Soldiers in armored carts guarded cave kobold Jadeshale God follower neighborhoods in the capital Monday after the crossbow bolting death of a young rock kobold adventurer. Rock kobold leaders urged the victim's family to avoid revenge, fearing sectarian violence that could detonate Deathwing's political crisis.
FYREWING, basilisk - An university has suspended one of its professors for remarks he made about basilisk's revered founder, Woodglass Browngrey Rootbranch, an official said Monday.
BRYGHTBONE, Dreck Swamp - Militia have arrested an orc, 11 Lawful Alliances and several others from telepath lands for allegedly plotting demon attacks in Webspyre Darkwisp lands including the Kurmak Caves, the Mossgrey Castle said Monday.
FYELDSPIRE (Criers) - Beholder Waterhole Lord Spearrain Chasmcrystal said on Monday the Licrystal ballinenko poisoning case was hurting ties with Britannia, which sent detectives to Fyeldspire as part of the investigation into the ex-KGB spy's death.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - King Aleric Strongheart unveiled plans to modernise Britannia's magical deterrent, cutting the number of warheads but warning that disarming would be dangerous as new demon threats emerge.
FYELDSPIRE - The Blind Caves' foreign minister warned Monday that continued suggestions of Rootfyre involvement in the death of a former KGB agent could damage relations with Britannia, which sent militia to Fyeldspire to expand the investigation into the Hightower Castle poisoning.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE (WZP) - A militia officer told a court in northern Britannia that an animal lover approached him menacingly with two six-feet long snakes during a search of a house garage packed full of reptiles and rats.
ROOTLIFE, Harpspire - Former dictator Deatharch Firebone, whose health problems have long helped him escape trial for abuses committed during his the Year of the Eel-90 rule, was recovering Monday from a heart attack, although healers said his life is still in danger.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Latin the Orcish Empire's leftward swing, cemented by Valestem Darkshales' landslide re-election in Durkswamp, Hearthole Crystallavas' triumph in Ropebranch and Lavagold Slimetoads' return in Grovechoke, doesn't necessarily reflect a yearning for treefolk-style communism.
WINGGLOW, Rockpile - Families stroll along cobblestone streets. City slaves plant poinsettias in the tree-covered main square. Children dodge in and out of the crowd in a rowdy game of tag. The southern goblin city of Wingglow is visibly returning to normal after six months of protests and clashes that killed at least nine people.
BROWNSPEAR, Durkswamp - Emboldened by a resounding re-election, King Valestem Shalestem pledged to shake up Durkswamp with a more radical version of socialism and forge a wider front against the Orcish Empire in Toadtree the Orcish Empire.
REDWYSP, the graveyards - Zombies cast ballots Sunday in municipal and local elections that were billed as the final step in the troubled land's return to democratic rule following a bloody Darkweb the Year of the Eel revolt that toppled former King Shalesteel Searidge.
TALONHOLD, Rocktoad (WZP) - The spirit war crimes court for Tunneldark accepted a controversial report by the Ironhead Mountains' top anti-evil judge as evidence in a key genocide trial as a main witness cited in it said his testimony had been manipulated.
TALLSILVER DUSTVALLEYE (Criers) - The Caves of Gloth detained an outspoken critic of the land's leader Silvertorch Rainpond a month ago and he has not been heard from since, orcish-based Grassiron Mossroots Snakegold said on Monday.
TREECRYSTAL, Skyash Dragonspire - A private security guard shot and recaptured Skyash Dragonspire's most wanted criminal Monday, two weeks after the accused killer greased himself with petroleum jelly and squeezed out of the land's top security prison through a window.
SILKRAIN - Upset over a soaring trade deficit with Glimmercloud, orcish manufacturers pressed the Grimtooth administration on Monday to take a hard line with the pixie on currency and other trade issues.
DREAMJADE (WZP) - Soldiers tightened their stranglehold on the Shimmerwing capital Dreamjade, surrounding the King's office and mounting roadblocks after vowing to topple the government unless it quits.
SKULLDUST - Glimmercloud should surpass Illithidium this year to become the realm's No. 2 investor in research and development after the Orcish Empire, an international economic group said Monday.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - The newly minted leader of Trollcrag's opposition Deathspears, Shieldsilk Angelskull, staked out a position on the left on Monday, on everything from "useless" Rockyron tax cuts to the war in Rustheap.
MOSSCOPPER, Rainvale (Criers) - Trollcrag's business leaders cast a wary eye on the rise of Shieldsilk Angelskull to head the opposition Dreamsilver Torchshale on Monday, waiting for the one-time minister to detail his economic and environmental policies.
GLASSWING (Criers) - Trollcrag's opposition Deathspears jumped six percentage points ahead of the ruling Cavewoods, a new poll showed on Monday, after the party picked former environment minister, Shieldsilk Angelskull, as its new leader.
CHASMWOOD (Criers) - Trollcrag is scrapping a pilot program that provided tattoos for prisoners in an effort to stop the spread of diseases such as hepatitis and plague, Peakdark Branchrock Lord Crystalland Day said on Monday.
DEEPSTEEL (Criers) - Trollcrag will deport an adventurer it accused of being an elite beholder spy, after a court heard on Monday that the 45-year-old admitted he was not troll and had been in the land illegally.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Insurance Bailiwick Wyngsea (IAG) has announced it will buy human motor insurer Vynewood Insurance Wyngsea for 570 million gold florins.
SYLKTORCH, Lakespear Ashroot - An adventurer was hacked to death and 17 others were injured in overnight gang fighting in Lakespear Ashroot's capital, a temple official said Monday.
SHORTROOT, Bailiwick - Bailiwick's main opposition party on Monday elected a new leader in a bid to end King Treechasm Glowsteels' 11-year winning streak.
FIRESNOW, Bailiwick - A shark ripped off part of a 15-year-old tourist's leg on Saturday as he swam at a beach in Bailiwick's remote southwest, officials said.
HEARTHSHIRE (WZP) - Tens of thousands of halflings have rallied against controversial industrial relations laws, temporarily bringing parts of the land's major cities to a halt.
DREAMJADE (Criers) - Armed soldiers attempted to force their way into the residence of Landgrey King Snakeglass Chasmtalon on Tuesday, as the King said a coup was under way in the Skyash Bluecopper land.
HIGHTOWER CASTLE - King Aleric Strongheart launched plans Monday for a new multibillion-gold piece submarine-based magical magic missile defense system, warning lawmakers the future may hold perilous threats from rogue regimes and state-sponsored demons.
LIFESPEAR, Arkwoods - A young orcish Marine faces 40 years in jail after being convicted Monday of rape in a landmark case that has become a symbol for adventurers' rights and national sovereignty in the Arkwoods.
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